Recreation

Golf

Cincinnati-Golf
is an interactive, informational website devoted to our area's popular
warm weather sport. Local players, courses, tournaments and more are
all featured! Free subscriptions to CincyGolf's free weekly electronic
newsletter are also available on the site.

Just
across from Paramount's Kings Island, the Golf Center has all the
amenities of a fine country club - only it's a public facility. For the
adventurous, the Golf Center offers the 27-hole championship Grizzly
course played by the best of the PGA, the LPGA and the Senior PGA Tour
for the last 30 years. The 18-hole Bruin (with six par fours) is
perfect for the whole family. The Center also has a driving range, pro
shop, locker room, restaurant, patio grille, sports bar, and meeting
and banquet rooms.

DEVOU PARK GOLF & TENNIS CLUB

1344 Audubon Rd. Covington, KY 41011 (859) 431-8030

Located
in Covington's beautiful park, this club is the perfect setting for
relaxation. It offers an 18 hole golf course, tennis courts (clay and
hard court), and a banquet facility.

Attracting
thousands to the streets of our city, Cincinnati's Flying Pig Marathon
is the third largest first time marathon in the country. The marathon
is traditionally held the first weekend in May and offers a weekend of
fun activities for the entire family.

This
popular 15K mini-marathon has been raising money for the American
Heart Association for more than 28 years. The event also includes a 5K
Heart Run, 10K and 5K Heart Walks and a 2K Kids' Mini-MaraFun. All
races start and finish in downtown Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI THANKSGIVING DAY RACE

With
more than 7000 participants, Cincinnati's Thanksgiving Day Race is the
oldest road race of any kind in the Midwest and has long been a family
tradition.

Horse Racing

Located
next to Coney Island, River Downs is Cincinnati's destination spot for
watching horse races. Open seven days a week, live thoroughbred races
are held April through Labor Day and simulcast races are shown every
day throughout the year in a climate controlled clubhouse.

Just
10 minutes south of Cincinnati, Turfway is Northern Kentucky's
destination spot for horse racing. Live races are held November through
April and simulcast horse races are shown throughout the year. Turfway
offers fine dining, a sports bar, grandstand seating and concessions.

Other Sports

This
unique sports complex has activities for a variety of interests. It
includes an 18-hole golf course and driving range, miniature golf,
billiards, slam dunk basketball, racquetball, Nautilus, and a game
room.

New
and experienced bicyclists will enjoy being a part of the Cincinnati
Cycle Club. Members sharing a common interest in the outdoor sport, can
participate in a variety of year round rides - from challenging to
relaxing, city to parks.

The
Cincinnati Diving Center (CDC) offers scuba lessons (entry level
through mixed gas diving), sales, equipment service, rental and dive
travel. Students learn from instructors who have years of experience
exploring some of the world's most beautiful waters. The CDC trains and
manages volunteer divers at the Cincinnati Zoo Manatee Exhibit.

Home
to one of the largest gymnastics programs in the United States - Queen
City Gymnastics, Kids First offers instruction and events for kids in a
variety of sports and other activities. Among its programs: Starfish
Swim School, Tumble Bees, TnT -trampoline and tumbling, soccer school,
Queen City Dance, taekwondo, basketball, and golf instruction.

Canoe Rentals

Just
a short drive from Cincinnati are two beautifully peaceful waterways:
the Little Miami River and the Whitewater River, available for canoeing
adventures. We have listed some liveries along the rivers.